1. Details for a master plan for a former railway site in Milan was announced on May 30, 2007. The $2.5 billion mixed-use project is part of a larger plan to redevelop the northern Italian city over the next five years.

2. The project, a 29-hectare development called the Garibaldi Repubblica, will link three areas of northern Milan: Garibaldi, Varasine, and Isola Lunette. It will feature 2.47 million sq. ft. of offices, apartments and a hotel. It will also include a new public park and city hall. There will also be a Citt